Thermococcus sp.B1001环糊精酶的重组表达及在麦芽七糖制备中的应用

成功构建pET-24a-tscd质粒,实现Thermococcus sp.Strain B1001来源的环糊精酶(TsCDase)在Es-cherichia coli BL21(DE3)中表达.通过热处理和镍柱分离对重组TsCDase进行纯化.酶学性质研究表明,重组TsCDase的比活为1 208.04 U/mg,最适温度为90℃、最适pH值为5.5.重组酶TsCDase在85℃、90℃、95℃条件下的半衰期分别为180、120、30min.酶转化研究表明,以80 g/L β-环糊精为底物,当酶转化温度为90℃、反应pH值为5.5～6.0,加酶量为25 U/g,反应时间为4 h时,麦芽七糖产率为81.19％和85.95％,七糖占产物麦芽寡糖的比例为95.24％和92.92％.本研究结果为工业化制备麦芽七糖奠定良好基础.     

麦芽四糖淀粉酶基因优化表达及酶学性质分析

麦芽四糖淀粉酶是一种新型外切淀粉酶,从淀粉的非还原末端特异地顺序切割第4个α-1,4糖苷键,产物为麦芽四糖,广泛应用于食品、医疗保健等领域.对来自嗜糖假单胞菌(Pseudomonas saccharophila)的麦芽四糖淀粉酶基因序列进行优化,优化前后基因序列同源性达75％.将优化合成的成熟肽基因克隆至原核表达载体pET32a(+)上,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导,重组蛋白主要以包涵体形式存在.包涵体经变性、复性、多步纯化,获得有活性的麦芽四糖淀粉酶.将麦芽四糖淀粉酶与不同来源的淀粉水解反应,结果表明,该酶能与7种不同来源的淀粉反应产生单一的麦芽四糖.经SDS-PAGE电泳,DNS法和硅胶板薄层色谱分析法(TLC)进行酶学性质分析,结果表明麦芽四糖淀粉酶的分子量约为57kDa,纯化后的酶液最适反应温度为45℃,最适反应pH为8.0.研究结果为麦芽四糖淀粉酶的研究和开发提供依据和参考.     

嗜糖黄杆菌β-葡萄糖苷酶的功能及在稀有人参皂苷制备中的应用

【背景】有些稀有皂苷具有较好的药理活性,寻找活性高和专一性好的糖苷酶可能实现稀有皂苷的定向制备。嗜糖黄杆菌中含有丰富且未被表征的糖苷酶基因是寻找新酶的潜在来源。【目的】从嗜糖黄杆菌中发现活性高和专一性好的糖苷酶,用于制备稀有人参皂苷。【方法】重组表达嗜糖黄杆菌中15个假定的葡萄糖苷酶基因,系统研究重组酶的性质和功能,筛选可用于制备稀有皂苷的酶,利用薄层层析法和高效液相色谱法鉴定转化产物。【结果】从嗜糖黄杆菌中获得3种活性较好的β-葡萄糖苷酶,即SA2629、SA0236和SA2851。其中,SA2629具有最高的比酶活(78.7U/mg)和催化效率[kcat=(27.38±1.40)s^-1],且SA2629能同时水解人参皂苷C-20位上的β-1,6-葡萄糖苷键和C-3位直接与苷元相连的葡萄糖苷键。SA2851和SA0236只对C-20位上的β-1,6-葡萄糖苷键具有水解活性,其中SA0236活力高。将SA2629和SA0236与课题组前期获得的一种β-1,2-葡萄糖苷酶分别组合,可以将高含量人参皂苷Rb1完全转化成稀有皂苷CK和F2。【结论】获得了可用于制备稀有人...     

Thermotoga sp.KOL6来源GH1 β-葡萄糖苷酶在枯草芽孢杆菌中的表达及发酵优化

β-葡萄糖苷酶是利用葡萄糖制备低聚龙胆糖的关键用酶,而高转糖苷活性和高耐热性是适合于低聚龙胆糖酶法制备用β-葡萄糖苷酶的理想特性.研究表明,GH1家族的β-葡萄糖苷酶具备高转糖苷活性的优势.因此,本研究认为噬热菌来源的GH1耐热β-葡萄糖苷酶是非常好的研究生产低聚龙胆糖的候选酶.为了满足β-葡萄糖苷酶的安全生产需要,本...     

基于麦芽糖诱导型启动子在枯草芽胞杆菌中异源表达麦芽四糖淀粉酶及其酶学性质的研究

麦芽四糖淀粉酶(Maltotetraose amylase, Mta)可以从淀粉的非还原末端特异性依次切割第4个α-1,4糖苷键形成麦芽四糖,目前在食品、医疗保健和造纸等领域具有重要应用。构建安全、高效的表达系统强化麦芽四糖淀粉酶的重组表达,进而降低以其为核心酶的麦芽四糖生物转化过程的生产成本具有迫切的现实需求。本研究将源自Pseudomonas saccharophila(DSM 654)的麦芽四糖淀粉酶基因mta在枯草芽胞杆菌Bacillus subtilis中重组表达,利用麦芽糖诱导型启动子实现其安全高效表达,之后对重组酶进行分离纯化和酶学性质表征。结果显示,将携带麦芽糖诱导型启动子P_glv的表达载体转入B.subtilis WB800N中,成功构建工程菌后进行诱导表达,并且利用金属离子螯合层析技术成功获得了Mta纯酶。酶学性质研究结果显示其最适反应温度为55℃,最适反应pH为7.5。动力学常数K_m为(1.26±0.17) g/L、k_cat/K_m为(2 275.07±32.83) L/s·g,...     

重组β-环糊精葡萄糖基转移酶生产β-环糊精的工艺条件优化

将来自于Bacillus circulans 251的β-CGTase编码基因克隆到表达载体pET-20b(+),转化Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)。经酶活检测培养基上清中的β-CGTase酶活为20 U/mL。对酶转化淀粉生成β-环糊精的反应条件进行了优化,结果表明,当底物马铃薯淀粉浓度15%,反应初始pH5.5,温度30℃,加酶量10 U/g干淀粉,环己烷浓度2.5%-5%(V/V),转化周期24 h,β-环糊精转化率达到最高值75.3%,是国内外报道的酶法生产β-环糊精的最高水平。     

Talaromyces piceae来源β-葡萄糖苷酶在毕赤酵母中的重组表达及发酵优化

β-葡萄糖苷酶在利用高浓度葡萄糖生产低聚龙胆糖的工业应用中有很大潜力,但巨额的加酶量和菌株的蛋白表达能力一直是其工业化的瓶颈.实验室前期研究发现,蓝状菌Talaromyces piceae来源的β-葡萄糖苷酶TpBgl3A能以较低加酶量高转化率制备低聚龙胆糖,但由于其在毕赤酵母中发酵水平尚不理想,使得加酶成本仍不能满足...     

β-葡萄糖苷酶在酿酒酵母表面的表达

应用表面表达技术对来自Trichodermareesei的β-葡萄糖苷酶在酿酒酵母表面的表达及后期性质进行了研究。实验结果表明酵母表面表达酶有活性,该酶的最佳诱导时间为24h,最适温度是70℃,而酶活的最适pH是5．5。使异源表面表达了Bgl1的酵母在以纤维二糖为唯一碳源的培养基中生长,发酵结果表明纤维二糖被明显利用了,但在培养186h后,发酵液中仍残留一定量的纤维二糖。这种技术对纤维素发酵系统中纤维二糖酶活性低的现状有所帮助。     

表达环糊精葡基转移酶基因的重组大肠杆菌发酵条件的研究

表达β-环糊精葡萄糖基转移酶的工程菌E.coli BL21(DE3)在含有不同浓度葡萄糖的LB培养基中进行发酵时,0.2%的葡萄糖浓度使酶活提高2.7倍,0.75%的乳糖诱导时的表达量与1mmol/LIPTG诱导时相当。选择卡那霉素、乳糖、Triton-X、甘氨酸的终浓度这四个因素,分别考察三个水平,由L9正交试验确定影响发酵酶活各因素的最佳浓度,即卡那霉素10μg/mL、乳糖0.75%、Triton-X0.5%、甘氨酸1.0%。     

极端嗜热古菌Pyrococcus horikoshii几丁二糖脱乙酰酶的克隆、表达及性质研究

利用PCR扩增技术从极端嗜热古菌Pyrococcus horikoshii中得到预测为几丁二糖脱乙酰酶的基因(Dacph,PH0499),将其克隆入表达质粒pET15b,并在E.coliBL21_codonPlus(DE3)_RIL中表达获得可溶的Dacph重组蛋白(31.6kDa),TLC分析证明Dacph能够脱去N_乙酰氨基葡萄糖及几丁二糖的一个乙酰基,并与氨基葡萄糖苷酶(BglAPh)共同作用水解几丁二糖生成氨基葡萄糖,从而被命名为一种几丁二糖脱乙酰酶。与Pyrococcus horikoshii中外切氨基葡萄糖苷酶等共同作用,Dacph可能在嗜热球古菌独特的几丁质降解途径中起重要作用。     

Extracellular synthesis, specific recognition, and intracellular degradation of cyclomaltodextrins by the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. strain B1001

A unique extracellular and thermostable cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. strain B1001 produces predominantly (>85%) alpha-cyclomaltodextrin (alpha-CD) from starch (Y. Tachibana, et al., Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65:1991--1997, 1999). Nucleotide sequencing of the CGTase gene (cgtA) and its flanking region was performed, and a cluster of five genes was found, including a gene homolog encoding a cyclomaltodextrinase (CDase) involved in the degradation of CDs (cgtB), the gene encoding CGTase (cgtA), a gene homolog for a CD-binding protein (CBP) (cgtC), and a putative CBP-dependent ABC transporter involved in uptake of CDs (cgtDE). The CDase was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified. The optimum pH and temperature for CD hydrolysis were 5.5 and 95 degrees C, respectively. The molecular weight of the recombinant enzyme was estimated to be 79,000. The CDase hydrolyzed beta-CD most efficiently among other CDs. Maltose and pullulan were not utilized as substrates. Linear maltodextrins with a small glucose unit were very slowly hydrolyzed, and starch was hydrolyzed more slowly. Analysis by thin-layer chromatography revealed that glucose and maltose were produced as end products. The purified recombinant CBP bound to maltose as well as to alpha-CD. However, the CBP exhibited higher thermostability in the presence of alpha-CD. These results suggested that strain B1001 possesses a unique metabolic pathway that includes extracellular synthesis, transmembrane uptake, and intracellular degradation of CDs in starch utilization. Potential advantages of this starch metabolic pathway via CDs are discussed.     

Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of a Methionyl Aminopeptidase from a Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Thermococcus sp. NA1

Genomic analysis of a hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. NA1 revealed the presence of an 885-bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 295 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 32,981 Da. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence showed that amino acid residues important for catalytic activity and the metal binding ligands conserved in all of methionyl aminopeptidases (MetAP) were also conserved and belonged to type IIa MetAP. The protein, designated TNA1_MetAP (Thermococcus sp. NA1 MetAP), was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme was a Mn²⁺-, Ni²⁺-, Fe²⁺-, or Co²⁺-dependent metallopeptidase. Optimal MetAP activity against l-methionine p-nitroanilide (Met-pNA) (K _m = 0.68 mM) occurred at pH 7.0 and 80 to 90°C. The MetAP was very unstable compared to Pyrococcus furiosus MetAP, which was completely inactivated by heating at 80°C for 5 min. It seemed likely that the cysteine residue (Cys53) played a critical role in regulating the thermostability of TNA1_MetAP.     

植物细胞离析酶的制备和应用

用 Aspergillus sp．A-19菌经固体发酵研制成一种新的植物细胞离析酶(SeparatasezA—P)。其离析单细胞的酶活力平均为70 767u／g,有效作用的pH在3．0—7．0,温度为20—45℃。发酵培养基配方是麸皮：桔皮粉：(NH₄)₂SO₄(w／w)为100:100:O．63,料水比为1 :2．0,培养适宜条件为25℃、60小时。     

The two CO-dehydrogenases of Thermococcus sp. AM4

Ni-containing CO-dehydrogenases (CODHs) allow some microorganisms to couple ATP synthesis to CO oxidation, or to use either CO or CO₂ as a source of carbon. The recent detailed characterizations of some of them have evidenced a great diversity in terms of catalytic properties and resistance to O₂. In an effort to increase the number of available CODHs, we have heterologously produced in Desulfovibrio fructosovorans, purified and characterized the two CooS-type CODHs (CooS1 and CooS2) from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. AM4 (Tc). We have also crystallized CooS2, which is coupled in vivo to a hydrogenase. CooS1 and CooS2 are homodimers, and harbour five metalloclusters: two [Ni4Fe-4S] C clusters, two [4Fe-4S] B clusters and one interfacial [4Fe-4S] D cluster. We show that both are dependent on a maturase, CooC1 or CooC2, which is interchangeable. The homologous protein CooC3 does not allow Ni insertion in either CooS. The two CODHs from Tc have similar properties: they can both oxidize and produce CO. The Michaelis constants (K_m) are in the microM range for CO and in the mM range (CODH 1) or above (CODH 2) for CO₂. Product inhibition is observed only for CO₂ reduction, consistent with CO₂ binding being much weaker than CO binding. The two enzymes are rather O₂ sensitive (similarly to CODH II from Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans), and react more slowly with O₂ than any other CODH for which these data are available.     

Ethylene Synthesis and Regulated Expression of Recombinant Protein in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

The ethylene-forming enzyme (EFE) from Pseudomonas syringae catalyzes the synthesis of ethylene which can be easily detected in the headspace of closed cultures. A synthetic codon-optimized gene encoding N-terminal His-tagged EFE (EFEh) was expressed in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (Synechocystis) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) under the control of diverse promoters in a self-replicating broad host-range plasmid. Ethylene synthesis was stably maintained in both organisms in contrast to earlier work in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. The rate of ethylene accumulation was used as a reporter for protein expression in order to assess promoter strength and inducibility with the different expression systems. Several metal-inducible cyanobacterial promoters did not function in E. coli but were well-regulated in cyanobacteria, albeit at a low level of expression. The E. coli promoter P_trc resulted in constitutive expression in cyanobacteria regardless of whether IPTG was added or not. In contrast, a Lac promoter variant, P_A1lacO-1, induced EFE-expression in Synechocystis at a level of expression as high as the Trc promoter and allowed a fine level of IPTG-dependent regulation of protein-expression. The regulation was tight at low cell density and became more relaxed in more dense cultures. A synthetic quorum-sensing promoter system was also constructed and shown to function well in E. coli, however, only a very low level of EFE-activity was observed in Synechocystis, independent of cell density.     

Overexpression and characterization of a carboxypeptidase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus sp. NA1

Genomic analysis of a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Thermococcus sp. NA1, revealed the presence of an 1,497 bp open reading frame, encoding a protein of 499 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence was similar to thermostable carboxypeptidase 1 from Pyrococcus furiosus, a member of peptidase family M32. Five motifs, including the HEXXH motif with two histidines coordinated with the active site metal, were conserved. The carboxypeptidase gene was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Molecular masses assessed by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration were 61 kDa and 125 kDa respectively, which points to a dimeric structure for the recombinant enzyme, designated TNA1_CP. The enzyme showed optimum activity toward Z-Ala-Arg at pH 6.5 and 70-80 degrees C (k(cat)/K(m)=8.3 mM(-1) s(-1)). In comparison with that of P. furiosus CP (k(cat)/K(m)=667 mM(-1) s(-1)), TNA1_CP exhibited 80-fold lower catalytic efficiency. The enzyme showed broad substrate specificity with a preference for basic, aliphatic, and aromatic C-terminal amino acids. This broad specificity was confirmed by C-terminal ladder sequencing of porcine N-acetyl-renin substrate by TNA1_CP.     

深海热液区超嗜热古菌Thermococcus sp. TVG2的培养分离与鉴定

【目的】培养分离大西洋脊热液区的超嗜热古菌,为进一步认识该生态系统中的物种及其特点奠定基础。【方法】将大西洋脊热液区海水样品用YTSV培养基富集培养,选取其中富集效果最佳的TVG2培养物用减绝稀释法分离纯化。对所分离菌株进行形态、生理生化特征等分析,并通过分子生物学手段对其进行初步鉴定。【结果】菌株TVG2属于超嗜热厌氧球菌,直径约1.0 μm;生长温度范围50?88 °C,最适生长温度82 °C;生长pH范围为5.0?9.0,最适生长pH 6.5;生长NaCl浓度为1.0%?4.0% (质量体积比),最适生长浓度为2.5%;元素硫可显著提高菌株TVG2的生物量,但非生长必需;丙酮酸钠能显著促进该菌株生长,但葡萄糖对其生长则有抑制作用。根据其形态特征、生理生化特性及16S rRNA基因序列分析,确定菌株TVG2属于热球菌属。【结论】用YTSV培养基从大西洋脊热液区样品中分离获得超嗜热厌氧菌株TVG2,并确定其为Thermococcus属成员,命名为Thermococcus sp. TVG2。     

Isolation and characterization of Thermococcus sibiricus sp. nov. from a Western Siberia high-temperature oil reservoir

Anaerobic organotrophic hyperthermophilic Archaea were isolated from five of eight samples from oil wells of the Samotlor oil reservoir (depth, 1,799-2,287 m; temperature, 60 degrees-84 degrees C). Three strains were isolated in pure cultures and characterized phylogenetically on the basis of comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequences. All strains belonged to a new species of the genus Thermococcus, with Thermococcus litoralis, Thermococcus aggregans, Thermococcus fumicolans, and Thermococcus alcaliphilus being the nearest relatives (range of sequence similarity, 97.2%-98.8%). Strain MM 739 was studied in detail. The new isolate grew on peptides but not on carbohydrates. Elemental sulfur had a stimulatory effect on growth. The temperature range for growth was between 40 degrees and 88 degrees C, with the optimum at 78 degrees C; the pH range was 5.8 to 9.0, with the optimum around 7.3; and the salinity range was 0.5% to 7.0%, with the optimum at 1.8%-2.0%. The doubling time at optimal growth conditions was about 43 min. The G+C content of the DNA was 38.4 mol%. The DNA-DNA relatedness between strain MM 739 and T. litoralis was 27%; between strain MM 739 and T. aggregans, it was 22%. Based on the phenotypic and genomic differences with known Thermococcus species, the new species Thermococcus sibiricus is proposed. The isolation of a hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep subsurface environment, significantly remote from shallow or abyssal marine hot vents, indicates the existence of a subterranean biosphere inhabited by indigenous hyperthermophilic biota.     

Heterologous Expression and Purification of Recombinant Allophycocyanin in Marine Streptomyces sp. Isolate M097

Summary Allophycocyanin is one of the most important marine active peptides. Previous studies suggested that recombinant allophycocyanin (rAPC) could remarkably inhibit the S-180 carcinoma in mice, indicating its potential pharmaceutical uses. Based on intergeneric conjugal transfer, heterologous expression of rAPC was first achieved in marine Streptomyces sp. isolate M097 through inserting the apc gene into the thiostrepton-induced vector pIJ8600. The transformation frequency for this system was approximately 10⁻⁴ exconjugants/recipient. In the transformed Streptomyces sp. isolate M097, the yield of purified rAPC could amount to about 38 mg/l using a simple purification protocol, and HPLC analysis showed that the purity of the protein reached about 91.5%. In vitro activity tests also revealed that the purified rAPC had effective scavenging abilities on superoxide and hydroxyl radicals. This would widen the usefulness of the marine Streptomyces as a host to express the rAPC and to offer industrial strain for the production of rAPC.